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[male speaker]
[speaking Berber]

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[male narrator]
As the prophets and teachers of the early church

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were fasting and praying,
the Holy Spirit called Paul and Barnabas

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to go on their first mission journey.

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The church prayed together
before sending them out.

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[female speaker] Hands were laid on them,
and we prayed earnestly.

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As a united church,
we prayed for their safety

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and that God would grant them
the right words

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to speak to the multitudes.

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We prayed that our missionaries
would be successful

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in spreading the gospel.

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Paul and Barnabas traveled
to several places.

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In Cyprus, they proclaimed the word
of God in the Jewish synagogues.

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In Poseidon Antioch,
almost the whole city gathered

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to hear the word of the Lord.

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When the Gentiles heard
their messages, they believed.

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The word of the Lord spread
throughout the entire region,

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and the disciples were filled
with joy and the Holy Spirit.

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[male narrator] Paul and Barnabas
appointed elders in every church

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and prayed with fasting,
commending them to the Lord.

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They gathered the church together
and reported

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all that God had done
through them

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and how he had opened a door
of faith to the Gentiles.

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